That's the "elevator" training I often gave to my staff when I was a manager. It's a foundational principle they needed to understand because relationships bring results. If they didn't understand and apply this principle they weren't going to be successful. Building relationships isn't horse trading or politics. It's establishing a rapport that engenders understanding, trust, compassion, and a conviction... Full story »

Really now. That’s the title, and argument, of Peter Thiel’s October article in National Review. His basic premise is this. The pace of scientific discovery and innovation in the last twenty to thirty years is not keeping pace with what was accomplished previously. The dominant consequence is a slowdown in economic growth. The only sector where innovation still appears to... Full story »

“...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror ” Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words during his first inaugural address at a time this country was in the depths of the Great Depression. Powerful words, and perhaps outlandish to those living in severe economic hardship. Yet, they showed Roosevelt knew what needed to be... Full story »

I’m curious about what’s missing in Oregon’s media on health and health care. You see plenty on health care reform, lots on the latest trends in conventional medical research, and much discussion about society’s hopes for a cure to our most obstinate health challenges. What you don’t see reported much is the public’s increasing pursuit of alternative and integrative health... Full story »

One approach to treating pain, and other medical conditions, is the use of placebos. Some researchers see evidence that it rivals more traditional medical treatments in effectiveness, and yet is less expensive and doesn’t carry with it negative side effects. Full story »

Our research indicated that people with strong spiritual beliefs often had better medical outcomes than those who did not have such beliefs. Subsequent studies at Duke and Harvard Medical Schools and a comprehensive review by the Mayo clinic have reinforced these findings. Full story »

Health is probably something most people are interested in. Some approach improving their physical health as a two-step process. One, go to the doctor. Two, do what the doctor says. Pretty simple. Full story »